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"The national electoral map has split into warring regional bastions of Republican red and Democratic blue, producing a deep and enduring partisan divide in American politics. In Red Fighting Blue, David A. Hopkins places the current partisan and electoral era in historical context, explains how the increased salience of social issues since the 1980s has redefined the parties' geographic bases of support, and reveals the critical role that American political institutions play in intermediating between the behavior of citizens and the outcome of public policy-making. The widening geographic gap in voters' partisan preferences, as magnified further by winner-take-all electoral rules, has rendered most of the nation safe territory for either Democratic or Republican candidates in both presidential and congressional elections - with significant consequences for party competition, candidate strategy, and the operation of government"--

The authors argue in this paper that evaluation can function as an improvement strategy when the conditions in school are appropriate. It has stated that it is not evaluation of schooling per se that matters, but the potential of evaluation as a development tool that commends it to us. Consequently they believe that evaluation only becomes a worthwhile activity when it brings with it a commitment to action, some kind of automatic response which is seamlessly joined to evaluation processes. Their experience within the 'Improving the Quality of Education for All' (IQEA) Project suggests that it is possible to make this link, to join reflection to action, to graft improvement onto the rootstock of evaluation. However, it requires a clear comrnitment within the school community, no little energy and, above all, the habit of enquiry amongst teachers. (DIPF/Orig./Ba.).

The results of an assignment to examine local government finance and training in Benue State, Nigeria are presented in this case study. The financial and management techniques which need to be developed are discussed. A résumé of the financial and administrative condition is given and policy and organisational issues are discussed. Target areas — revenue, budgeting and accounts — are identified, as are training requirements and problems encountered.